| 1 | 1 | | H.B. No. 2042 |
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| 4 | 4 | | AN ACT |
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| 5 | 5 | | relating to the notice requirements following impoundment of an |
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| 6 | 6 | | estray. |
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| 7 | 7 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 8 | 8 | | SECTION 1. Section 142.009(d), Agriculture Code, is amended |
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| 9 | 9 | | to read as follows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | (d) If the owner of the estray is unknown, the sheriff or the |
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| 11 | 11 | | sheriff's designee shall make a diligent search for the identity of |
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| 12 | 12 | | the owner of the estray, including a search in the county register |
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| 13 | 13 | | of recorded brands, if the animal has an identifiable brand. If the |
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| 14 | 14 | | search does not reveal the owner, the sheriff shall post a notice of |
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| 15 | 15 | | the impoundment of the estray on the public notice board of the |
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| 16 | 16 | | courthouse and advertise the impoundment of the estray: |
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| 17 | 17 | | (1) in a newspaper of general circulation in the |
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| 18 | 18 | | county at least twice during the 15 days after the date of |
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| 19 | 19 | | impoundment; or |
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| 20 | 20 | | (2) on the county's Internet website for at least 15 |
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| 21 | 21 | | days after the date of impoundment [and shall post a notice of the |
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| 22 | 22 | | impoundment on the public notice board of the courthouse]. |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 24 | 24 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 25 | 25 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 26 | 26 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 27 | 27 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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| 28 | 28 | | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 29 | 29 | | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 30 | 30 | | I certify that H.B. No. 2042 was passed by the House on April |
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| 31 | 31 | | 22, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 149, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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| 32 | 32 | | voting. |
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| 33 | 33 | | ______________________________ |
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| 34 | 34 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 35 | 35 | | I certify that H.B. No. 2042 was passed by the Senate on May |
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| 36 | 36 | | 7, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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| 37 | 37 | | ______________________________ |
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| 38 | 38 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 39 | 39 | | APPROVED: _____________________ |
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| 40 | 40 | | Date |
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| 41 | 41 | | _____________________ |
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| 42 | 42 | | Governor |
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